Ah, the coast. It's been a while. The stormy sea, rumbling clouds and soaring winds heightened our senses and brightened our souls. We found a gap in the rain and a grace in the tide to take a long walk on the sand among the sea salted drift logs on the beautiful beach of Kalaloch. We also parked the camper in a site with a killler view. We rearranged our living room by turning our seldomly used leather chairs to face the ocean. I think if we could always find a campsite such a spectacular view, we would use them more. Anyway, it was a perfect setup for reading, writing and tea drinking.
Olympic National Park protects 922,651 acres and encompasses three distinctly different ecosystems - mountain ranges, the raging coast and old-growth temperate rain forest. Undoubtedly we wanted to see it all but with one night at the coast and one day to see the rest of the park we drove the 101 from west to east. On that day we awoke to discover the result of the 2016 presidential election. I'm only referencing that event for historical relevence, I do not want to discusss it any more than that. But it was a big part of our conversations that day. On our way through, we pulled off at east end of Crescent Lake to take our thoughts outdoors and enjoy a picnic on the dock. A cheese and meat board and two brown bottles of beers paired well with our view and water front table. And before we left we got the blood going by taking a quick hike up to see Marymere Falls. Waterfalls are Brian's favorite.
From Olympic we are headed to the camper's new temporary home. For the moment we are leaving the old Hideout at an RV park in Sequim [Skwim] while we fly home from Seattle. But before we leave we are going to pack the truck with our camping gear and spend a night in North Cascades National Park.
Kalaloch
Storm King Ranger Station
Barnes Creek
Marymere Falls
Next Stop: North Cascades National Park
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